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04/05 Sharbani Dutta
Executive Search - Financial Services at ABC Consultants

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Principal - Private Equity Fund - Financial Services (12-15 yrs)

Mumbai Job Code: 693800

Position : Principal

Location : Mumbai

Reports To : Managing Partner

ACCOUNTABILITIES :

Investment Strategy & Execution :

- Be deeply involved in origination, evaluation, successful execution, and performance monitoring and profitable exit of portfolio transactions in select segments / strategies.

- Building varied financial models and structures.

- Adept at working on excel and other such tools.

Deal Sourcing :

- Build personal networks and work closely with strategy teams to originate and evaluate investment opportunities

- Contribute innovative ideas and / or structures that can produce value creating opportunities for the company. Evangelize such ideas and see them through to execution

- Building relationships with intermediaries (e.g. bankers & CA firms) to originate external opportunities on a limited and focused basis

Championing a deal - end to end :

- Be directly involved in the evaluation and execution process including preliminary screening of opportunities, including rigorous valuation, assessment of potential risks and upsides. Third party paid diligence including commercial, financial, legal and tax advisors

- Deal structuring for maximizing long term value for the Fund while also ensuring the rights and downsides from the deal are adequately protected; negotiation with Promoters, deal documentation and execution

- Assist in championing select deals with the Fund's Investment Committee as well in select cases syndicate the same with potential co-investors / other GPs in case of Club deals.

Monitoring & Exits :

- Monitor closely the progress of the companies in the portfolio to ensure optimal performance

- Work closely with the portfolio companies to guide their business strategy and assist in key initiatives e.g. planning, recruitment, operations improvement, expansion etc.

- Work closely with the company, to create sound exit opportunities (IPO / Trade sale / Up sell) when the stage of growth / time is right. 


- Work along with research teams / economists / Bankers within and outside the group to monitor global / local trends that will affect timing and type of exit for each investment

People and Firm Developments :

- Contribute meaningfully towards creating a high quality, global standard Private Equity team and franchise

- Participate in the development of the firm, its people, culture, processes and systems

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE :

Must Have :

- Minimum 12-15 years experience post qualification

- At least 6- 8 yrs Private Equity/buy side industry experience. (Experience only with infra Fund, Debt/ Special Situation fund may not be considered relevant)

- Incumbent should have seen end to end of a deal lifecycle i.e. investing, portfolio management and exits.

- Must possess strong Industry/ Sector Knowledge. Should be able to build a story or thesis around a deal and assertively put forward his/her thoughts.

- Premier education - MBA or CA

Preferable :

- Prior track record of successful exits.

This job opening was posted long time back. It may not be active. Nor was it removed by the recruiter. Please use your discretion.

Women-friendly workplace:

Maternity and Paternity Benefits

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